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In 2013, LAUFEN introduced Saphirkeramik, a groundbreaking material that revolutionised bathroom design. It allows washbasins to be manufactured with minimal wall thicknesses and extremely tight radii. Saphirkeramik is the result of many years of intensive research at LAUFEN. Together with some of the world's most renowned designers, LAUFEN has since repeatedly created collections made of Saphirkeramik that set completely new standards for design in the bathroom.

With Saphirkeramik, LAUFEN set a genuine trend in bathroom design. This is because Saphirkeramik is an innovative ceramic that comes with all the hygienic advantages that traditional bathroom ceramics have, but is significantly thinner, more defined and extremely robust. The addition of the mineral corondum, a colourless sapphire component, brings out its distinctive characteristics, and LAUFEN brought it to market maturity over the course of several years of research and development. Since its first launch, Saphirkeramik has become a favourite among architects and bathroom planners, as it permits an entirely new design language with ceramics in the bathroom, which is not achievable using conventional ceramics.

LAUFEN’s Saphirkeramik is a very hard and bend-resistant ceramic, which – for the first time in bathroom design – permits both very thin, yet extremely robust ceramic walls as well as defined edges. A narrow edge radius of 1-2mm is possible, whilst traditionally ceramic material manages 7-8mm.The term Saphirkeramik is similar to that of sapphire glass, known for being used for wrist watches, and which also becomes a particularly hard material when corondum is added.

But Saphirkeramik doesn’t only allow a more precise and leaner design language, it yields functional and ecological advantages, too: with less material, Saphirkeramik washbasins, for example, provide more functional space. Saphirkeramik handles drinking water just as hygienically and securely as traditional ceramic does and, like this, can be fully recycled. The lower material intensity, which in part arises due to the simplified structure of the ceramic components, provides further advantages in terms of environmental protection and sustainability, because less energy and fewer raw materials are used in the firing, production and transport of Saphirkeramik.

ILBAGNOALESSI

ILBAGNOALESSI has represented a completely new approach to the design of the bathroom space since its debut twenty years ago. Thanks to Saphirkeramik, designer Stefano Giovannonni has been able to design new washstands and washbasins with ample, soft and fluid forms, which seem to be almost weightless.

SONAR

With the SONAR bathroom collection, Laufen presents the third generation of Saphirkeramik. The refined, graceful collection of washbasins, washbasin bowls and bathtubs has been designed by Patricia Urquiola. The internationally celebrated designer created a distinct formal language full of finesse, giving the exquisite ceramic material a three-dimensional texture.

KARTELL • LAUFEN

Kartell • LAUFEN transports you to a realm of ethereal beauty, where the ordinary dissolves into a bold fusion of colour, light, and design. A masterclass in flexibility and compositional freedom, the thin-walled washbasin forms, were the first complete collection to be expertly crafted in the innovative Saphirkeramik, offering a diversity of shapes that push the boundaries of traditional design.

THE NEW CLASSIC

Designed under the creative leadership of Marcel Wanders, THE NEW CLASSIC by LAUFEN is a complete bathroom collection that reinterprets timeless elegance for the modern world. The LAUFEN washbasin bowl presents a minor masterpiece, showcasing the innovative qualities of Saphirkeramik renowned for its exceptionally thin walls, just three millimetres thick, yet demonstrating remarkable strength.

INO

The bathroom collection INO, designed by French designer Toan Nguyen, understands itself as a fresh interpretation of classic washbasin forms. The innovative collection skilfully uses the creative possibilities of Saphirkeramik. Elegant, inviting and almost weightless objects, the pieces work with simple lines, creating soft yet extremely stable walls and includes a masterclass in craftsmanship with the double washbasin.

VAL

The extraordinary design potential of Saphirkeramik reveals itself in the bathroom collection VAL, designed by designer Konstantin Grcic from Munich. Simple architectural lines, extremely narrow edges and fine surface structures make the washbasins of this collection globally unique.